Household appliance with a control device
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1. A domestic appliance, comprising:
- at least one manually operable longitudinally or rotationally movable control device having a plurality of latching positions, the control device being configured to control multiple different functions of the domestic appliance;
adjustment electronics electrically coupled to the control device; and
a control facility electrically coupled to the adjustment electronics,wherein each of the latching positions has a characteristic that is electronically adjusted by the adjustment electronics in response to data sent by the control facility to the adjustment electronics,the adjustability of the characteristic is variable, andthe variability of the adjustability of the characteristic is dependent on which of the functions of the domestic appliance the control device is controlling.
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Abstract
A domestic appliance includes at least one manually operable longitudinally or rotationally movable control device which is configured to adopt several latching positions. The latching positions are variably adjustable, for example adjusting a number of latching positions, or by adjusting a spacing between adjacent latching positions, or by adjusting a latching sensation of the latching positions.
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1. A domestic appliance, comprising:
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at least one manually operable longitudinally or rotationally movable control device having a plurality of latching positions, the control device being configured to control multiple different functions of the domestic appliance; adjustment electronics electrically coupled to the control device; and a control facility electrically coupled to the adjustment electronics, wherein each of the latching positions has a characteristic that is electronically adjusted by the adjustment electronics in response to data sent by the control facility to the adjustment electronics, the adjustability of the characteristic is variable, and the variability of the adjustability of the characteristic is dependent on which of the functions of the domestic appliance the control device is controlling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A domestic appliance, comprising:
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at least one manually operable longitudinally or rotationally movable control device having several latching positions, said latching positions being variably adjustable, adjustment electronics electrically coupled to the control device; and a control facility electrically coupled to the adjustment electronics, wherein each of the latching positions has a characteristic that is electronically adjusted by the adjustment electronics in response to data sent by the control facility to the adjustment electronics, the adjustability of the characteristic is variable, and the characteristic is a latching sensation of the latching positions. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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